DK167182B1 - TIPPLE TRANSPORT ELEMENT FOR A PIECE TRANSPORT - Google Patents

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DK167182B1
DK167182B1 DK507189A DK507189A DK167182B1 DK 167182 B1 DK167182 B1 DK 167182B1 DK 507189 A DK507189 A DK 507189A DK 507189 A DK507189 A DK 507189A DK 167182 B1 DK167182 B1 DK 167182B1
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Opfindelsen angår et transportelement af den i krav l's indledning angivne art.The invention relates to a transport element of the kind specified in the preamble of claim 1.

På en til sortering af stykgodsenheder indrettet og derfor i det følgende kort som "sorterer" betegnet styk-5 godstransporter anbringes stykgodsenhederne på mindst ét lastested (hyppigt dog på flere lastesteder), hvorved stykgodsenhederne placeres på en i sin transport-tilstand i det væsentlige horisontal bæreplade på det pågældende tippelige transportelement.On a piece goods unit arranged for sorting unit goods and therefore hereinafter referred to as "sorting" piece goods transport, the unit goods units are placed at least one loading point (frequently, however, at several loading points), whereby the unit goods units are placed in a substantially horizontal position in their transport mode. carrier plate on the tippable transport element concerned.

10 Når der i det foregående og efterfølgende er tale om, at transportelementets bæreplade i transporttilstanden er i det væsentlige horisontal, skal dette også indbefatte, at bærepladen eventuelt også kan være krummet skålformet eller vinkelformet.In the foregoing and subsequent, if the carrier element carrier plate in the transport state is substantially horizontal, this should also include that the carrier plate may also be curved bowl-shaped or angular.

15 En sådan stykgodstransportørs transportpart kan enten kun strække sig i et horisontalt plan eller også i det mindste afsnitsvis forløbe skråt i forhold til vandret eller tredimensionalt-rumligt, hvorved der selvfølgelig skal drages omsorg, at stykgodsenhederne ikke utilsig-20 tet glider af bærepladerne.The transport part of such a freight conveyor can either extend only in a horizontal plane or also at least sectionwise with respect to horizontal or three-dimensional spatial, whereby care must be taken, of course, that the unit goods do not inadvertently slip from the supporting plates.

En sådan sorterers væsentlige funktion består i at aflevere stykgodsenhederne på hver sin af flere til siden for transportbanen placerede modtagestationer således, at stykgodsenhederne derved sorteres efter bestemte 25 kriterier. Der kan f.eks. være tale om postpakker og disses sortering efter postnumre, eller i tilfælde af en i en lufthavn anvendt sorterer om sortering af afgivet bagage efter flyenes bestemmelsessteder. Herved forsynes stykgodsenhederne inden deres anbringelse på 30 sortereren med en kode, eller bagagen er i forvejen forsynet med et kendemærke, der kan læses af en læse-indretning, og som i sortererens område er tilforordnet DK 167182 B1 2 en bestemt modtagestation.The essential function of such a sorter consists in delivering the unit goods units to each of several receiving stations located on the side of the conveying track, so that the unit goods units are thereby sorted according to certain 25 criteria. For example, These include mail parcels and their sorting by postal code, or in the case of a sort used at an airport for sorting baggage by airplane destination. Hereby, the unit goods units are provided with a code before their placement on the sorter or the luggage is already provided with a mark which can be read by a reading device and which is assigned to a specific receiving station in the area of the sorter.

Ved hjælp af bestemte indretninger er der draget omsorg for, at en stykgodsenhed, der er tildelt en bestemt modtagestation, på denne i sideretningen afleve-5 res af sortereren og på den pågældende modtagestation via en slidsk glider over på en på tværs af stykgods-transportørens fremføringsretning borttransporterende transportør til viderebearbejdning.By means of certain devices, care is taken that a unit load assigned to a particular receiving station is delivered to it in the lateral direction by the sorter and at that receiving station via a slider on a transverse piece of the freight carrier. conveying direction conveying conveyor for further processing.

Til aflevering af en stykgodsenhed på en bestemt modta-10 gestation kunne stykgodsenheden i sideretningen forsky des bort fra det pågældende transportelements horisontale bæreplade ved hjælp af et på tværs af sortererens transportretning virkende hydraulisk eller pneumatisk stempel. En sådan arbejdsmåde er utilfredsstillende 15 med henblik på moderne sortereres store transporthastig hed på op til 2 m/sec. og mere, fordi stykgodset ved en sådan manipulation strabadseres meget kraftigt. En så skånsom behandling af stykgodset som muligt bør imidlertid altid tilstræbes ved anvendelse af sorterere.For delivery of a unit load unit at a particular receiving station, the unit load unit in the lateral direction could be displaced from the horizontal support plate of the transport element concerned by a hydraulic or pneumatic piston acting transversely of the conveyor direction. Such a mode of operation is unsatisfactory for the modern transport speed of up to 2 m / sec. and more, because of such manipulation, the piece goods are severely severely damaged. However, as gentle treatment of the piece goods as possible should always be sought when using sorters.

20 Der kendes derfor allerede stykgodstransportører med transportelementer, hvis bæreplade på en modtagestation kan tippes til siden om en i transportretningen forløbende symmetriakse for bærepladen, hvorved der vælges en midt på bærepladen placeret tipningsakse, fordi mod-25 tagestationerne ved en sådan sorterer som regel er pla ceret såvel til venstre som til højre for transportba-nen, så at stykgodset set i transportretningen efter ønske bør kunne afleveres mod venstre eller mod højre.Therefore, there are already known cargo conveyors with transport elements whose carrier plate at a receiving station can be tipped to the side of a carrier axis of symmetry extending in the direction of transport, whereby a tilting axis located at the center of the carrier plate is selected because the receiving stations at such a sort are usually flat. both to the left and to the right of the conveyor lane, so that the piece of goods seen in the transport direction should be able to be delivered left or right as desired.

Sådanne kendte transportelementer har imidlertid endnu 30 visse mangler, idet det har vist sig, at stykgodsenhe der i mange anvendelsestilfælde - især når de er anbragt 3 DK 167182 B1 på bærepladen forsat til den bort fra afleveringssiden vendende side - er tilbøjelige til at vælte under bære-pladens tipning, hvilket er højst uheldigt med henblik på en veldefineret og især skånsom aflevering.However, such known transport elements have a further 30 shortcomings, as it has been found that in many applications - especially when placed on the carrier plate, to the side facing away from the delivery side - it is prone to tipping under carrier. -plate tipping, which is extremely unfortunate for a well-defined and especially gentle delivery.

3 Hertil kommer, at en aflang stykgodsenhed, der er an bragt på et transportelement med sin største dimension vendende i transportretningen, afleveres af sortereren i denne rumlige orientering, så at modtage- og overførselsindretningerne skal være tilsvarende bredt dimensio-10 neret eller forsynet med passende vendeorganer, hvilket igen indebærer en mindre skånsom behandling af stykgodset og en komplicering af transportelementernes konstruktion og dermed en øgning af investeringsomkostningerne.3 In addition, an elongated unit load mounted on a transport element with its largest dimension facing in the transport direction is delivered by the sorter in this spatial orientation, so that the receiving and transfer devices must be correspondingly wide dimensioned or provided with appropriate reversing means, which in turn involves a less gentle treatment of the piece goods and a complication of the design of the transport elements and thus an increase in the investment costs.

Til yderligere forbedring af de i det foregående beskrev-15 ne transportelementer er der fremkommet transportelemen ter, hvis i transportretningen forløbende tipningsakse for bærepladen er forsat til siden bort fra bærepladens længdemidterakse. En sådan forsætning kan som regel -især i tilfælde af forholdsvis store bæreplader - ikke 20 realiseres således, at tipningsaksen er beliggende i området ved en langsgående sidekant på bærepladen, og at således den i transporttilstanden horisontale bære-plade ved tipning til siden hovedsageligt kun sænkes. Tipningsaksen kan derfor kun forsættes et forholdsvis 25 lille stykke bort fra den langsgående symmetriakse, hvorved risikoen for, at stykgodsenheden vælter, ikke kan mindskes i tilstrækkelig grad.For further improvement of the transport elements described above, transport elements have been obtained if the tilting axis of the carrier plate extending in the direction of transport is offset from the longitudinal center axis of the carrier plate. As a rule, such a presumption - especially in the case of relatively large supporting plates - cannot be realized such that the tipping axis is located in the region at a longitudinal side edge of the support plate, and thus the horizontal support plate in the conveying mode is lowered mainly only by the side . Therefore, the tilt axis can only be moved a relatively small distance away from the longitudinal axis of symmetry, whereby the risk of the unit loads tipping over cannot be sufficiently reduced.

Da et transportelements bæreplade som regel skal kunne tippes både mod venstre og mod højre, kræver en sådan 30 udformning til omskiftning fra den ene tipakse til den anden en kompliceret konstruktion, der ikke blot er bekostelig, men tillige medfører en reduktion af driftssikkerheden. løvrigt afgives også ved dette kendte trans DK 167182 B1 4 portelement aflange stykgodsenheder med deres langside vendende fremad i afleveringsretningen, så at der ikke kan opnås nogen videre skånsom behandling af stykgodset.As a carrier element carrier plate should usually be able to be tilted both left and right, such a design for switching from one tip axis to another requires a complicated construction that is not only costly but also results in a reduction in reliability. In this well-known trans DK 167182 B1 4 door element elongated unit loads are also delivered with their long side facing forward in the delivery direction, so that no further gentle treatment of the unit load can be obtained.

Fra WO 81/01999 kendes et transportelement, hvis bære-5 plade under tipningen tillige drejes et begrænset styk ke, så at en aflang stykgodsenhed, hvis længste dimension er orienteret i transportretningen, drejes et stykke bort fra denne rumlige orientering. I dette øjemed er bærelegemets skråt nedad ragende lejetap lejret i 10 et stationært leje, hvis lejehus er fast forbundet med elementets bærelegeme, så at bærepladen under tippebe-vægelsen drejes et vist stykke om lejetappens stationære længdeakse. Herved forbliver bærefladens skæringspunkt med længdeaksen stationært.From WO 81/01999 there is known a transport element, whose support plate during the tipping is also rotated a limited piece, so that an elongated piece unit, the longest dimension of which is oriented in the transport direction, is turned away from this spatial orientation. To this end, the inclined downward bearing bearing pin of the support body is mounted in a stationary bearing, the bearing housing of which is firmly connected to the support body of the element, so that the support plate is rotated a certain distance about the stationary longitudinal axis of the bearing pin. In this way, the intersection of the support surface with the longitudinal axis remains stationary.

15 Selv om afleveringsoperationen ved de fra sidstnævnte trykskrift kendte transportelementer er forbedret over for den først omtalte kendte teknik, opnås der ikke nogen optimalt skånsom behandling især af aflangt stykgods, hvis største dimension vender i transportretnin-20 gen, fordi drejebevægelsen, der bibringes en stykgods enhed under dens tipning, er meget begrænset, og fordi denne drejning udelukkende tilvejebringes ved tyngdekraften .15 Although the delivery operation of the conveying elements known from the latter printing is improved over the prior art, no optimal gentle treatment is obtained especially of elongated piece goods, the largest dimension of which is in the conveying direction, because the turning movement imparted to a piece piece unit during its tipping, is very limited and because this rotation is provided solely by gravity.

Fra DE-patentskrift nr. 36 02 861 kendes et tippeligt 25 transportelement, hvis med bærelegemet fast forbundne og fra dettes underside skråt nedad ragende, drejeligt lejrede lejetap - lige som ved det fra WO 81/01999 kendte transportelement - via et kardanled er forbundet med en tapformet bæredel, hvor kardanleddets vinkelret 30 på bæredelens længdeakse orienterede ene drejeakse er beliggende i samme vertikale plan som leje tappens længdeakse og støttedelens længdeakse i transporttilstanden.DE patent specification 36 02 861 discloses a tapered transport element, if the bearing member is firmly connected and from its underside inclined downwards, pivotally bearing bearing - as is the case with the transport element known from WO 81/01999, connected to a universal joint. a pin-shaped support member, wherein the perpendicular axis 30 of the carrier member oriented on the longitudinal axis of the support member is located in the same vertical plane as the bearing axis longitudinal axis and the longitudinal axis of the support member in the transport state.

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Det fra DE-patentskrift nr. 36 02 861 kendte transport-element, der såvel konstruktivt som funktionelt er væsentlig forskelligt fra den tidligere kendte teknik, trænger i funktionel henseende næppe til at forbedres, 5 men volder i fabrikationsteknisk henseende betydelige vanskeligheder med henblik på kardanleddet mellem lejetappen og den tapformede støttedel. Disse vanskeligheder, der er systemimmanente og derfor ikke kan overvindes, består - bortset fra de betydelige omkostninger 10 til kardanleddet, hvilke udgør ca. 50% af hele trans portelementets pris - især i de nødvendige tolerancer og de dermed forbundne fremstillingsomkostninger. Holdes nemlig tolerancerne ved udførelsesformen ifølge DE-patentskrift nr. 36 02 861 inden for det for sådan-15 ne maskinielle indretninger sædvanlige område, og øges omkostningerne alene derved betydeligt, "adderes" disse tolerancer fra det tilnærmelsesvis midt i transport-elementet anbragte kardanled mod transportelementets bæreplade, så at denne, når den med hænderne bevæges 20 "vippende" om sin længdeakse og/eller tværakse, har et forholdsvis stort slør, som af brugeren fornemmes som værende utilfredsstillende selv i de tilfælde, hvor det er under den tærskel eller grænse, oven for hvilken sløret har en uheldig indvirkning på sortererens funk-25 tion. Det har vist sig, at sådanne stykgodstransportø rers (sortereres) faktiske eller potentielle aftagere ikke eller kun yderst tøvende er villige til at acceptere en konstruktion, hvis transportelementer allerede i ubelastet tilstand med hånden kan bevæges "tumlende" 30 i alle retninger (omend selvfølgelig kun i ringe grad).The transport element known from DE-patent no. 02 02 861, which is both structurally and functionally different from the prior art, in functional terms hardly needs to be improved, but in manufacturing technical terms there is considerable difficulty with respect to the cardiac joint. between the bearing pin and the tab-shaped support member. These difficulties, which are system-imminent and therefore cannot be overcome, comprise - apart from the considerable costs 10 to the cardiac joint, which amount to approx. 50% of the entire transport element's cost - especially in the tolerances required and the associated manufacturing costs. Namely, if the tolerances of the embodiment of DE Patent Specification No. 36 02 861 are kept within the usual range of such mechanical devices, and the costs are thereby only substantially increased, these tolerances are "added" from the cardinal joints approximately in the middle of the transport element. the carrier plate of the transport member so that when moved with its hands "tilting" about its longitudinal axis and / or transverse axis has a relatively large veil which is perceived by the user as unsatisfactory even in cases where it is below that threshold or limit , above which the veil has an adverse effect on the function of the sorter. It has been found that actual or potential buyers of such freight transporters (sorters) are not or only very hesitant to accept a construction whose transport elements can already be moved "tumbling" by hand in all directions (albeit of course only to a small extent).

Denne holdning skyldes formodentlig frygten for, at en stykgodstransportør, hvis transportelementer allerede fra begyndelsen kan bevæges passivt på den angivne måde, inden for mere eller mindre kort frist på grund 35 af det normale, sædvanlige slid vil gå o.ver i en tilstand, i hvilken de enkelte transportelementer på grund af DK 167182 B1 6 et forventet slid i deres lejring vil være som visne blomster og under transporten utilsigtet og usystematisk vil være tippet til siden (omend kun lidt). Potentielle købere vil befrygte, at dette slør i løbet 5 af en forholdsvis kort driftstid vil kunne tiltage så meget, at det har en skadelig indvirkning på drifts-egenskaberne, at med andre ord stykgodsenheder i side-retningen vil kunne glide ned fra bærepladerne allerede inden de når frem til den udpegede modtagestation.This attitude is probably due to the fear that a freight carrier whose transport elements can be moved passively from the beginning in the specified manner, within more or less short time due to the normal, usual wear and tear, will go over in a state of which the individual transport elements due to DK 167182 B1 6 an expected wear in their bearing will be like withered flowers and during the transport will be accidentally and unsystematically tipped to the side (albeit only slightly). Potential buyers will fear that this veil will increase over the course of a relatively short operating time so that it has a detrimental effect on the operating characteristics that, in other words, unit goods in the lateral direction will be able to slip from the support plates even before they reach the designated receiving station.

10 Det er uinteressant, om denne frygt faktisk bekræftes inden for en overskuelig driftstid eller ikke, da praktisk taget alle potentielle brugere har denne fordom, hvilket i og for sig er meget forståeligt. Denne skepsis er ofte berettiget i det mindste i de tilfælde, 15 hvor bærepladerne på en sådan sorterers transportele menter i driftspauser anvendes som gangbro, når betjenings- eller vedligeholdelsespersonalet eller andre stiger op på bærepladerne (f.eks. for at montere lamper eller udskifte glødepærer over transportøren), hvil-20 ket til trods for passende regler ikke kan forhindres i praksis, især når der er tale om i virksomheden ikke-ansatte personer. I sådanne tilfælde belastes nemlig et tippeligt transportelement, der f.eks. er dimensioneret til en maksimal belastning på 20 eller 30 kg, 25 pludseligt med f.eks. 90 kg eller mere (d.v.s. det tre,- fire- eller femdobbelte), og der kan da på grund af disse overbelastninger virkeligt forekomme et endnu større slør i bærepladens område.10 It is irrelevant whether or not this fear is actually confirmed within the foreseeable future, as practically all potential users have this prejudice, which in itself is very understandable. This skepticism is often justified at least in cases where the carrier plates of such a conveyor's components during operation breaks are used as a walkway when the service or maintenance personnel or others ascend the carrier plates (for example, to mount lamps or replace incandescent bulbs over the carrier), which, despite appropriate rules, cannot be prevented in practice, especially in the case of non-employed persons. In such cases, a tippable transport element is loaded, which e.g. is dimensioned to a maximum load of 20 or 30 kg, 25 suddenly with e.g. 90 kg or more (i.e. three, four or five times), and because of these overloads, an even larger veil may occur in the area of the support plate.

Det skal i denne forbindelse på grund af den store be-30 tydning påny påpeges, at ikke mindst omkostningerne spiller en betydelig rolle, fordi de ved de tippelige transportelementer ifølge W0 81/01999 og DE-paten tskrift nr. 36 02 861 anvendte kardanled er relativt bekostelige konstruktionsenheder, hvis pris som omtalt udgør 7 DK 167182 B1 op til 50% og mere af transportelementernes samlede fremstillingsomkostninger, hvilket er altafgørende især med henblik på, at der til en større sorterer som regel medgår mindst hundrede sådanne transportelementer.In this connection, it must be pointed out in this connection again that, in particular, the costs play a significant role, because the cardinal joints used in the tippable transport elements according to WO 81/01999 and DE Patent No. 36 02 861 relatively expensive construction units, the price of which is 7 DK 167182 B1 up to 50% and more of the total cost of production of the transport elements, which is crucial especially for a larger sort usually includes at least a hundred such transport elements.

5 Den foreliggende opfindelse har derfor til formål at forbedre det fra DE-patentskrift nr. 36 02 861 kendte tippelige transportelement under afhjælpning af dettes mangler og under bevaring af dets fordele og derved at tilvejebringe ikke blot et væsentligt billigere trans-10 portelement, men tillige opnå en funktionelt hensigts mæssig løsning, hvis væsentlige kriterier - især til tilpasning til forholdene og kravene i de enkelte tilfælde - såvidt muligt er varierbare inden for basiskonceptets rammer. Ovennævnte formål opnås ifølge opfin-15 delsen ved, at de mod hinanden vendende endepartier af lejetappen på den ene side og af bæreorganet eller den fra bæreorganet mod bærepladen opad ragende støttedel på den anden side kun er forbundet med hinanden via tippeelementet, og ikke som ved den kendte teknik 20 via et kardanled.The object of the present invention is therefore to improve the tippable transport element known from DE patent application 36 02 861 while remedying its shortcomings and while preserving its advantages, thereby providing not only a significantly cheaper transport element, but also achieve a functional intentional solution whose essential criteria - especially for adapting to the conditions and requirements of the individual cases - are, as far as possible, variable within the framework of the basic concept. The above object is achieved according to the invention in that the opposite end portions of the bearing pin on one side and of the supporting member upwardly supporting the upwardly supporting portion on the other side are only connected to each other via the tipping element, and not as at the prior art 20 via a universal joint.

Ved en foretrukken udførelsesform har bæreorganet, der er bevægeligt langs med et skinneformet styr, (i stedet for den fra DE-patentskrift nr. 36 02 841 kendte støttetap) en lejebøsning, der koncentrisk omgiver tip-25 peelementets nedre endeparti, som forklaret mere udfør ligt i det følgende.In a preferred embodiment, the support member movable along a rail-shaped guide (instead of the support pin known from DE Patent Specification No. 36 02 841) has a bearing bush which concentrically surrounds the lower end portion of the tip member, which explains more embodiment in the following.

Ved en særlig foretrukken udførelsesform for transport-elementet ifølge opfindelsen har støttedelen set fra siden vinkelret på transportelementets vertikale sym-30 metriplan i det væsentlige form som et (drejet) E, hvor støttedelens midterste ben kan danne lejestedet for tippeelementets nedre endeparti, og E'ets ydre ben er ledforbundet med bærelegemet. Ved denne mest foretruk DK 167182 B1 8 ne udførelsesform, der har vist sig at være særlig hensigtsmæssig, er støttedelens midterben, der danner lejestedet for tippeelementets nedre endeparti, udformet som bøsning.In a particularly preferred embodiment of the transport element according to the invention, the support part is viewed from the side perpendicular to the vertical plane of symmetry of the transport element in essentially the form of a (rotated) E, where the middle leg of the support part can form the bearing point for the lower end portion of the tipping element and E its outer legs are articulated with the support body. In this most preferred embodiment, which has been found to be particularly convenient, the middle leg of the support member, which forms the bearing location for the lower end portion of the tipping member, is designed as a bushing.

5 De i krav 8 angivne styreknaster i form af ruller kan have en elastisk kappe eller bandage.The control knobs as defined in claim 8 in the form of rollers may have an elastic sheath or bandage.

Tippeelementet kan være tætnet mod bærelegemet og/eller mod bæreorganet eller dettes lejebøsning.The tipping member may be sealed against the support body and / or against the support member or its bearing bush.

Endelig kan den i krav 18 kendetegnede fjeder være ud-10 formet som skruefjeder, og dens ender kan være fikseret ved hjælp af henholdsvis en ansats på tippeelementet og en ansats på den i krav 18 angivne manøvrearm.Finally, the spring characterized in claim 18 may be formed as helical spring, and its ends may be fixed by means of a stop on the tipping element and a stop on the maneuvering arm according to claim 18, respectively.

I det følgende forklares opfindelsen nærmere ved hjælp af tegningen, hvor 15 fig. 1 stærkt skematiseret og set fra siden viser et afsnit af en stykgodstransportørs transportpart med tippelige transportelementer ifølge opfindelsen, fig. 2 en del af det i fig. 1 viste afsnit, set fra oven, 20 fig. 3 noget forenklet og set fra siden en udførelses- form for transportelementet ifølge opfindelsen, fig. 4 er et snit gennem et vertikalt, midterste symmetriplan i transportelementet ifølge fig. 3, fig. 5 forenklet viser et tippeligt transportelement 25 ifølge opfindelsen i transporttilstanden, og fig. 6 svarende til fig. 5 viser et bæreelement for DK 167182 B1 9 transportelementet, dog i afgivelsesstilling.The invention will now be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a highly schematic and side view of a section of a piece of conveyor conveyor with tipped transport elements according to the invention; FIG. 2 is a part of the embodiment of FIG. 1, top view, FIG. Fig. 3 is a somewhat simplified and side view of an embodiment of the transport element according to the invention; 4 is a section through a vertical, middle symmetry plane of the transport element of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a simplified view of a tiltable transport element 25 according to the invention in the transport condition, and FIG. 6 corresponding to FIG. 5 shows a carrier for the transport element, however in the delivery position.

Fig. 1 og 2 viser stærkt skematiseret en del af en som sorterer udformet stykgodstransportør. Sortereren indbefatter et stort antal transportelementer 1, der er 5 hængslet til hinanden og danner en endeløs transport- streng, der strækker sig i et horisontalt plan, men som også kunne forløbe tredimensionalt. Hvert transportelement 1 består hovedsageligt af et bærelegeme 2 med en øvre bæreplade 3 for en stykgodsenhed 4. Bæ-10 relegemet 2 er via et i sin helhed med 5 betegnet un derstøtningselement understøttet af et bæreorgan 6 med køreruller 7. Bæreorganet 6 er kørbart på et styr 8, der forløber i transportretningen 9 og består af to parallelle skinner, jfr. også fig. 2.FIG. Figures 1 and 2 show a schematic diagram of a part of a sorted cargo conveyor. The sorter includes a large number of transport elements 1 which are 5 hinged to each other and form an endless transport string extending in a horizontal plane, but which could also extend three-dimensionally. Each transport element 1 consists mainly of a support body 2 with an upper support plate 3 for a unit goods 4. The support element 2 is supported by a support element 6 in its entirety designated by a supporting member 6 with driving rollers 7. The supporting member 6 is operable on a support member 6. guide 8, extending in the direction of transport 9 and consisting of two parallel rails, cf. also fig. 2nd

15 Stykgodsenhederne 4 kan på flere på tegningen ikke vi ste steder anbringes på transportelementerne l's bære-plade 3 og afleveres på en eller flere langs transportstrækningen placerede modtagestationer ved tipning af transportelementets i transporttilstanden horisontale 20 bæreplade 3 til en skrånende stilling. Herved afgives stykgodsenheden i retning på tværs af transportretningen 9 til modtagestationen.At several places in the drawing, the unit goods units 4 cannot be placed on the carrier plate 3 of the transport elements 1 and delivered to one or more receiving stations located along the transport line by tipping the carrier element horizontal plate 20 in the transport state to an inclined position. Hereby the unit goods unit is delivered in a direction across the transport direction 9 to the receiving station.

En sådan modtagestation er vist skematisk i fig. 2 og indbefatter foruden indretninger til igangsætning af 25 den på transportelementet 1 tilførte stykgodsenhed 4's aflevering en slidsk 11, der er således anbragt, at stykgodsenheden, der glider ned fra det pågældende element l's bæreplade 3, derved overføres til slidsken 11 og fra denne til en transportør 12 på modtagestatio-30 nen 10. På transportøren 12 borttransporteres den på gældende stykgodsenhed 4 i retning af pilen 13 på tværs af transportretningen 9.Such a receiving station is shown schematically in FIG. 2, and in addition to devices for initiating the delivery of the unit goods unit 4 delivered to the transport element 1, a slit 11 is arranged so that the unit goods unit sliding down from the supporting plate 3 of the element 1 is thereby transferred to the slot 11 and from it to a conveyor 12 at the receiving station 10. On the conveyor 12, it is carried away on the applicable unit 4 in the direction of the arrow 13 across the conveying direction 9.

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Fig. 3 og 4 viser i væsentlig større målestok end fig.FIG. 3 and 4 show on a substantially larger scale than FIG.

1, 2, 5 og 6 og tildels set fra siden et tippeligt transportelement 1, hvis bærelegeme 2 er forbundet med bære-pladen 3 ved hjælp af bolte 14, som kun er antydet ved 5 deres længdemidterakser. En lejetap 15, hvis længdemid- terakse er betegnet med 16, strækker sig skråt nedad fra bærelegemet 2's underside. Bærelegemet 2 er fast forbundet med bærepladen 3 og er som beskrevet mere detaljeret i det følgende drejeligt lejret i forhold 10 til bæreorganet 6 og drejeligt om transportelementets længdeakse 16 i to kuglelejer 17.1 og 17.2, fig. 4, hvis indre lejering er fastgjort til lejetappen 15, og hvis ydre lejering er forbundet med et tippeelement 18, der er en del af understøtningselementet 5, og som 15 beskrives nærmere i det følgende.1, 2, 5 and 6 and partly from the side a tapered transport element 1, the supporting member 2 being connected to the carrier plate 3 by means of bolts 14, which are only indicated at their longitudinal center axes. A bearing pin 15, whose longitudinal center axis is indicated by 16, extends downwardly from the underside of the support body 2. The support body 2 is firmly connected to the support plate 3 and as described in more detail in the following pivotally mounted in relation to the support member 6 and pivotally about the longitudinal axis 16 of the transport element in two ball bearings 17.1 and 17.2. 4, the inner bearing of which is attached to the bearing pin 15 and the outer bearing of which is connected to a tipping member 18 which is part of the supporting member 5 and which 15 is described in more detail below.

Længdeaksen 16 er beliggende i ét og samme vertikale plan som symmetriaksen 19, fig. 2, for bærelegemet 2 henholdsvis dettes bæreplade 3 og danner en spids vinkel OL med bærepladen 3's i transportretningen 9 forre-20 ste del.The longitudinal axis 16 is located in one and the same vertical plane as the axis of symmetry 19; 2, for the support body 2 and its support plate 3, respectively, and forms an acute angle OL with the support plate 3's in the front part of the transport direction 9.

Det tippelige transportelement l's med dettes bærelegeme 2 fast forbundne lejetap 15 er under bærelegemets tipning styret således, at den svinges om en lejebøsning 34, hvis længdemidterakse 20 - når bærelegemet 25 2 er i sin transportstilling med horisontal bæreplade 3 - er beliggende i samme (udgangs-) plan som lejetappen 15's længdemidterakse 16 og bærelegemets symmetri-plan 19, fig. 2. løvrigt er lejebøsningen 34's længdemidterakse 20 i bærelegemet 2's tranportstilling belig-30 gende spejlsymmetrisk med lejetappen 15's længdemidter akse 16 i forhold til et mellem bærelegemet 2 og bære-organet 6 beliggende horisontalt referenceplan og danner således samme vinkel Ot på 60° med vandret som understøtningselementet 5's akse 16.The tapered bearing member 15 of the tapered transport member 1, which is firmly connected to the bearing pin 15, is guided during the tipping of the support body to pivot about a bearing bushing 34, whose longitudinal center axis 20 - when the supporting body 25 2 is in its transport position with horizontal support plate 3 - is located in the same (output). -) plane as the longitudinal center axis 16 of the bearing pin 15 and the plane of symmetry of the support body 19; 2. leafy, the longitudinal center axis 20 of the bearing bush 34 in the transport position 2 of the bearing body 2 is mirror-symmetrical with the longitudinal center axis 16 of the bearing pin 15 relative to a horizontal reference plane located between the supporting body 2 and the supporting member 6, thus forming the same angle Ot of 60 ° with the horizontal. axis 16 of support element 5.

DK 167182 B1 11 I modsætning til det i DE-patentskrift nr. 36 02 861 beskrevne arrangement er lejetappen 13's nedre frie endeparti ikke via et universalled, f.eks. et kardan-led eller kugleled, hængslet til den med bæreorganet 5 6 fast forbundne lejebøsning 34, men kun forbundet med denne via tippeelementet 18 og via i større afstand til længdemidteraksen 20 anbragte ydre vinkelben 35, 36 udformet på bæreorganet 6, der set fra siden tilnærmelsesvis har form som et E, jfr. fig. 3 og 4, hvis 10 symmetrilinie danner samme vinkel oC med lodret som vink lerne mellem længdemidterakserne 16 og 20 og vandret. Lejebøsningen 34 danner herved midterbenet på bæreorganet 6's E-form og dermed lejestedet for et nedre ende-parti 18" af tippeelementet 18, medens E-ets to ydre 15 vinkelben 35, 36 hvert især er bevægeligt forbundet med bærelegemet 2.DK 167182 B1 11 Contrary to the arrangement described in DE Patent Specification No. 36 02 861, the lower free end portion of the bearing pin 13 is not via a universal joint, e.g. a cardan joint or ball joint, hinged to the bearing bush 34, which is fixedly connected to the support member 5 6, but only connected thereto via the tipping element 18 and located at a greater distance to the longitudinal center axis 20, external angular legs 35, 36 formed on the side member 6 roughly takes the form of an E, cf. FIG. 3 and 4, whose 10 line of symmetry forms the same angle oC with vertical as the angles between the longitudinal center axes 16 and 20 and horizontally. The bearing bush 34 thereby forms the middle leg of the E-shape of the support member 6 and thus the bearing location of a lower end portion 18 "of the tipping element 18, while the two outer 15 angular legs 35, 36 of the E-piece are each movably connected to the support body 2.

Bæreorganet 6's to ydre vinkelben 35, 36 flugter i et med transportelementet l's vertikale symmetriplan sammenfaldende plan. Vinkelbenene har i deres øvre ende-20 parti hver sin udsparing henholdsvis 37 og 38, jfr.The two outer angular legs 35, 36 of the support member 6 align in a plane coinciding with the vertical symmetry plane of the transport element 1. The angular legs have in their upper end 20 each recess 37 and 38, cf.

især fig. 4a og 4b, der er i indgreb med hver sin knast henholdsvis 39 og 40 på henholdsvis understøtningselementet 5 og på lejebøsningen 34. Udsparingerne 37, 38 er udformet som aflange huller, hvis længdeakse henholds-25 vis 41 og 42, jfr. fig. 4a og 4b, er beliggende i nævn te vertikale symmetriplan. Styreknasterne 38, 40 er udformet som ruller med hver sin elastiske kappe, så at relativbevægelser mellem styreknasterne 39, 49 og udsparingerne 37, 38 praktisk ikke medfører nogen støj.in particular FIG. 4a and 4b, which engage each of the lugs 39 and 40 respectively on the support member 5 and on the bearing sleeve 34. The recesses 37, 38 are formed as elongated holes, whose longitudinal axis 41 and 42 respectively, cf. FIG. 4a and 4b, are located in said vertical plane of symmetry. The control knobs 38, 40 are formed as rollers each with their elastic sheath, so that relative movements between the control knobs 39, 49 and the recesses 37, 38 practically do not cause any noise.

30 Ved hjælp af rullernes elastiske kappe løses tillige eventuelle toleranceproblemer.30 The resilient sheath also solves any tolerance problems.

De som ruller udformede styreknaster 39, 40 er anbragt på hver sin styreknastholder henholdsvis 43 og 44, der er fast forbundet med henholdsvis understøtningselemen- DK 167182 B1 12 tet 5 og bærelegemet 2. Styreknasternes længdemidterak-ser 45, 46 flugter indbyrdes og er som vist beliggende i det lodrette symmetriplan. Skønt styreknastholderne 43, 44 funktionelt hører til henholdsvis understøtnings-5 elementet 5 og bærelegemet 2 og i funktionel henseende kan udgøre en integrerende del af disse, er de, som det især fremgår af fig. 4, fortrinsvis udformet som en skive eller bøsning, hvorved montagen lettes eller endog først muliggøres.The rollers configured control knobs 39, 40 are mounted on each of the guide box holders 43 and 44 respectively, which are fixedly connected to the support member 5 and the support body 5 respectively, and the longitudinal center axes 45, 46 of the control boxes are aligned and are as shown. located in the vertical plane of symmetry. Although the guide box holders 43, 44 functionally belong to the support element 5 and the support body 2, respectively, and can functionally form an integral part thereof, as is particularly apparent from FIG. 4, preferably configured as a washer or bush, thereby facilitating or even first mounting.

10 Det fremgår af det forudgående og især af fig. 3 og 4, at tippeelementet 18 er ubevægeligt i retning af længdeakserne 16 og 20, men til påbegyndelse af tippe-bevægelsen ud for en modtagestation 10 er drejeligt som nærmere forklaret i det følgende.10 It is apparent from the foregoing and especially from FIG. 3 and 4, that the tipping member 18 is motionless in the direction of the longitudinal axes 16 and 20, but for the start of the tipping movement next to a receiving station 10 is pivotal as explained in more detail below.

15 Tippeelementet 18 er dannet af et V-formet rørlegeme, hvis øvre ben 18' er koncentrisk med lejetappen 15 og dennes længdemidterakse 16, og hvis nedre ben 18" er koncentrisk med lejebøsningen 34's længdemidterakse 20, idet det nedre ben 18" dog ikke omgiver lejebøsnin-20 gen 34 koncentrisk, som det er tilfældet ved den fra DE-patentskrift nr. 36 02 861 kendte teknik, men så at sige virker som lejetap i forhold til lejebøsningen 34, som det især fremgår af fig. 4's nedre del.The tipping member 18 is formed of a V-shaped tubular body whose upper leg 18 'is concentric with the bearing pin 15 and its longitudinal center axis 16, and whose lower leg 18 "is concentric with the longitudinal center axis 20 of the bearing sleeve, however, the lower leg 18" does not surround the bearing bushing 34 concentric, as is the case in the prior art from DE-patent specification No. 36 02 861, but so to speak acts as a bearing loss in relation to the bearing bushing 34, as can be seen in particular in FIG. 4's lower part.

Tippeelementet 18's to ender 26' og 26" er beliggende 25 over for en med disse parallel flade henholdsvis 28' og 28" på henholdsvis bærelegemet 2 og lejebøsningen 34, idet tippeelementet 18 i det mindste hovedsageligt er tætnet over for bærelegemet 2 og lejebøsningen 34.The two ends 26 'and 26 "of the tipping member 18 are located 25 opposite one with these parallel faces 28' and 28" respectively on the support member 2 and the bearing sleeve 34, the tipping member 18 being at least substantially sealed to the support member 2 and the bearing sleeve 34.

Tippeelementet 18 er i den i fig. 1 til 5 viste trans-30 porttilstand ved hjælp af en på tegningen ikke detalje ret vist låseindretning låst mod at drejes på bæreorganet 6. Da tippeelementet 18 i sin låste tilstand ikke DK 167182 B1 13 kan dreje sig om lejebøsningen 34's længdeakse 20, er derved tillige bærelegemet 2 låst.The tipping member 18 is in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 to 5, by means of a locking device shown not shown in detail in the drawing, locked against turning on the carrier 6. Since the tipping element 18 in its locked state cannot rotate about the longitudinal axis 20 of the bearing bushing 34, it is thereby also the carrier 2 locked.

Det tippelige transportelement l's ikke viste låseindretning er indrettet til at kunne inaktiveres ved hjælp 5 af på hver sin modtagestation 10 anbragte, styrbare manøvreorganer, f.eks. ved, at der på tippeelementet 18 som vist i fig. 5 og 6 er anbragt en om en aksel 31 svingelig, ud til siden ragende arm 30, på hvis frie ende der er anbragt en rulle 32, som kommer til anlæg 10 mod en rampe på den station 10, til hvilken stykgodsen heden 4 på det pågældende transportelement 1 skal afgi ves. Ved samvirket mellem rullen 32 og rampen svinges armen 30 i retningen af pilen 33 om svingakselen 31, hvorved armen 30 bringes til at udrykke spærreindret-15 ningen. Da et transportelement 1 skal kunne tømmes til begge sider, findes der selvfølgelig to arme 30, én på hver sin side.The locking device of the tiltable transport element 1 is not shown to be inactivated by means of 5 controllable controllable actuators arranged at each receiving station 10, e.g. in that, on the tipping element 18 as shown in FIG. 5 and 6, a pivot 31 is pivotable about a shaft 31, outwardly projecting arm 30, on the free end of which is mounted a roller 32, which comes to abutment 10 against a ramp at the station 10 to which the piece goods 4 on it the particular transport element 1 must be delivered. By the interaction between the roller 32 and the ramp, the arm 30 is pivoted in the direction of the arrow 33 about the pivot shaft 31, thereby causing the arm 30 to actuate the locking device 15. Of course, since a transport element 1 can be emptied to both sides, there are two arms 30, one on each side.

Under spærreindretningens udrykning til drejning af tippeelementet 18 ændres det på styret 8 styrede bære-20 organ 6's stilling ikke i forhold til styret, bortset fra dets fremføring i transportretningen 9. Derimod medfører en drejning af tippeelementet 18 om aksen 20 en kombineret dreje- og tippebevægelse af bærelegemet 2, hvis bæreplade 3 derved svinges til den i fig. 6 25 skematisk viste endestilling, idet tømmestillingen i fig. 6 opnås ved aktivering af tippeelementet 18's i fig. 5 og 6 ikke viste, på dets modsatte side anbragte arm 30 ud for en modtagestation 10, medens en aktivering af den i fig. 5 og 6 viste arm 30 medfører en drej-30 ning og tipning til den modsatte side.During the extension of the locking device for rotating the tipping element 18, the position of the guiding member 6 on the guide 8 is not changed with respect to the guide except for its advance in the transport direction 9. On the other hand, a rotation of the tipping element 18 about the axis 20 results in a combined turning and tilting movement. of the support body 2, the supporting plate 3 being thereby pivoted to the one shown in FIG. 6 shows a schematic end position, the emptying position of FIG. 6 is obtained by activating the tipping element 18's in FIG. 5 and 6, on its opposite side, arm 30 located opposite a receiving station 10, while activating the arm shown in FIG. 5 and 6, arm 30 causes rotation and tipping to the opposite side.

Ved bærelegemet 2's drejebevægelse, ved hvilken den pågældende bæreplade 3 tippes fra sin horisontale transportstilling i fig. 1 til 5, drejes bærepladen 3 tilli- DK 167182 B1 14 ge om aksen 16. Desuden svinges drejetappen 15 (og dermed bærelegemet 2 med bærepladen 3) på styret vis i forhold til støtte- og lejebøsningen 34, hvorved der fås en geometrisk noget kompliceret samlet bevægelse 5 af bærepladen 3, ved hvilken denne bringes i en ned mod afleveringsstedet skrånende stilling samtidigt med, at bærepladens centrum sænkes, og bærepladen under sin drejning bevæges fremad, så at den under stykgodsenheden 4's afgivelse først med en tilsvarende acceleration 10 følger stykgodsenheden og på yderst skånsom vis afleve rer denne til slidsken 11, fig. 2.At the pivotal movement of the support body 2, at which the respective support plate 3 is tipped from its horizontal transport position in FIG. 1 to 5, the support plate 3 is rotated about the axis 16. In addition, the pivot 15 (and thus the support body 2 with the support plate 3) is pivoted in a controlled manner relative to the support and bearing bush 34, thereby obtaining a geometrically somewhat complicated overall movement 5 of the carrier plate 3, in which it is brought into a downwardly sloping position at the same time as the center of the carrier plate is lowered and the carrier plate is moved forward in its rotation so that, during the delivery of the unit load unit 4, it first follows the unit load unit with a corresponding acceleration 10 and in a very gentle manner, it delivers to the slide 11, fig. 2nd

Under tippeelementet 18's nævnte kombinerede dreje-og tippebevægelse svinges knasterne 39, 401 s akser henholdsvis 45 og 46 med uret, hvorved styreknasten 39 15 bevæges skråt opad i retning af pilen 47 i udsparingen 37, fig. 4a, medens styreknasten 40 i retning af pilen 48 bevæges skråt nedad i sin udsparing 38, fig. 4b.During said combined turning and tilting movement of the tipping element 18, the axes of the knobs 39, 401 are 45 and 46, respectively clockwise, whereby the control box 39 15 is moved obliquely upwards in the direction of the arrow 47 in the recess 37. 4a, while the control box 40 moves in the direction of arrow 48 downwardly in its recess 38; 4b.

Til trods for, at man af de i det foregående angivne grunde har renonceret på en drivforbindelse mellem le-20 jetappen 15 og lejebøsningen 34 (via et kardanled) og derved undgår tekniske vanskeligheder og opnår en reduktion af omkostningerne, opnås ved transportelementet ifølge opfindelsen ikke blot samme dreje- og tippebevægelse som ved den fra DE-patentskrift nr. 36 02 861 25 kendte teknik, men tillige en optimering af funktionen, idet der desuden opnås en langt mere skånsom overførsel af stykgodsenheder 4 til modtagestationerne 10 end hidtil muligt.Although, for the reasons stated above, it has been renounced on a drive connection between the bearing pin 15 and the bearing sleeve 34 (via a universal joint), thereby avoiding technical difficulties and achieving a reduction in costs, the transport element according to the invention is not achieved. merely the same turning and tilting motion as in the prior art from DE-patent specification 36 02 861 25, but also optimizing the function, in addition, a far more gentle transfer of unit goods 4 to the receiving stations 10 is obtained than hitherto possible.

Til anskueliggørelse af konstruktionen og funktionen 30 er styreknasterne 39, 40's svingstilling og disses længdeakser antydet med kortstreg-linier, og delenes henvisningsbetegnelser er i den ene alternative stilling forsynet med " ' ".In order to illustrate the structure and function 30, the pivot position of the control knobs 39, 40 and their longitudinal axes is indicated by dashed lines, and the reference numerals of the parts are provided with "" "in one alternative position.

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Ved bærepladen 3's i det foregående beskrevne ledsagende bevægelse under aflevering af en stykgodsenhed 4 ændres stillingen af stykgodsenhedens til at begynde med i transportretningen 9 orienterede længdeakse, hvil-5 ket er særdeles fordelagtigt i tilfælde af aflange styk godsenheder, da disses rumlige orientering ændres derved, og stykgodsenhederne efter deres drejning bringes til at pege i modtagestationens modtageretning.In the accompanying movement of the carrier plate 3 described above in the delivery of a unit goods 4, the position of the unit goods longitudinally oriented in the direction of transport 9 is changed, which is particularly advantageous in the case of elongated unit goods, since their spatial orientation is changed. and the unit goods units, after their rotation, are pointed in the receiving station of the receiving station.

Til trods for transportelementets væsentlige fordele, 10 består det kun af forholdsvis få, enkle og robuste de le, hvorved fremstillingsomkostningerne for transport-elementet ifølge opfindelsen kan reduceres med ca. 50% i forhold til omkostningerne ved fremstilling af et transportelement ifølge DE-patentskrift nr. 36 02 861, 15 uden at dette indebærer nogen ulemper, idet der tvært imod opnås fordelagtige virkninger, så at der alt ialt fås et tippeligt transportelement, som ikke blot tilfredsstiller alle transporttekniske krav, inklusive kravet om en extremt skånsom behandling af stykgodsen-20 hederne 4, men også alle krav i teknisk og økonomisk henseende.Despite the essential advantages of the transport element, it consists only of relatively few, simple and robust ones, whereby the manufacturing cost of the transport element according to the invention can be reduced by approx. 50% relative to the cost of producing a transport element according to DE-patent no. 36 02 861, 15 without any disadvantages, on the contrary, obtaining advantageous effects, so that a total transportable element which is not only obtained satisfies all transport technical requirements, including the requirement for extremely gentle handling of the unit goods 4, but also all technical and economic requirements.

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Tippeligt transportelement (1) til en stykgodstransportør, hvis drevne transportpart består af et stort antal sådanne via led med hinanden forbundne transportelementer, der har hver sin i transporttilstanden i 5 det væsentlige horisontale bæreplade (3) for mindst én stykgodsenhed (4), som ved tipning af bærepladen (3) på tværs af transportretningen (9) kan afgives til en hvilken som helst af et antal langs med transportstrækningen placerede modtagestationer (10), hvilken 10 bæreplade (3) er fast anbragt på et bærelegeme (2), der via et understøtningselement (5) er båret af et langs et styr (8) bevægeligt bæreorgan (6), og hvor bærelegemet (2) er udformet med en fra dets underside skråt nedad ragende lejetap (15) og under tipning er 15 drejeligt om lejetappens længdeakse (16), idet tappen er drejeligt lejret i et tippeelement (18), som igen er lejret i en fra bæreorganet (6) opad ragende støttedel (34), hvis længdeakse (20) danner en vinkel med lejetappens (15) længdeakse (16), og hvor lejetappen 20 (15) under bærelegemets (2) tipning på styret vis er svingelig i forhold til støttedelen (34), kendetegnet ved, at lejetappens (15) og støttedelens (34) mod hinanden vendende endepartier kun er indbyrdes forbundet via tippeelementet (18).1. A tapered transport element (1) for a unit cargo conveyor, the driven transport part of which consists of a large number of such interconnected transport elements, each having in the transport state essentially the horizontal carrier plate (3) for at least one unit goods unit (4), which, by tipping the carrier plate (3) across the conveying direction (9), can be delivered to any of a number of receiving stations (10) located along the carrier line, which carrier plate (3) is fixedly mounted on a carrier body (2), supported by a supporting member (6) movable along a guide (8) via a support element (5), the supporting body (2) being formed with a bearing pin (15) projecting downwards from its underside and under tipping, it is pivotable about the longitudinal axis (16) of the bearing pin, the pin being pivotally mounted in a tipping member (18) which is again mounted in a supporting member (34) projecting upwardly from the carrier (6), the longitudinal axis (20) of which forms an angle with the bearing pin ( 15) longitudinal axis (16), wherein the bearing pin 20 (15) under the tipping of the support body (2) is pivotally guided with respect to the support part (34), characterized in that the end portions of the bearing pin (15) and the supporting part (34) are facing one another are only interconnected via the tipping element (18). 2. Transportelement ifølge krav 1, kendeteg ne t ved, at bæreorganet (6) har en lejebøsning (34), der danner støttedelen, idet lejebøsningen (34) koncentrisk omgiver et nedre endeparti (18") af tippeelementet (18).Transport element according to claim 1, characterized in that the carrier (6) has a bearing sleeve (34) forming the supporting part, the bearing sleeve (34) concentrically surrounding a lower end portion (18 ") of the tipping element (18). 3. Transportelement ifølge krav 1 eller 2, kende tegnet ved, at bæreorganet (6) set fra siden tilnærmet har form som et E, hvis symmetriplan med vandret DK 167182 B1 17 danner en vinkel (CO) svarende til vinkelen mellem lejetappens (15) længdeakse (16) og vandret, og at bæreorganets (6) støttedel (34) udgør E'ets midterben og danner lejestedet for tippeelementets (18) nedre endeparti 5 (18"), medens to ydre vinkelben (35, 36) på bæreorganet (6) er forbundet med bærelegemet (2).3. A transport element according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the carrier (6) is viewed from the side approximately in the form of an E, whose plane of symmetry with horizontal DK 167182 B1 17 forms an angle (CO) corresponding to the angle between the bearing pin (15). longitudinal axis (16) and horizontally, and the supporting portion (34) of the support member (6) constitutes the middle leg of the E and forms the bearing location for the lower end portion 5 (18 ") of the tipping member (18), while two outer angular legs (35, 36) of the support member ( 6) is connected to the support body (2). 4. Transportelement ifølge krav 2 og 3, k e n d e t e g-n e t ved, at bæreorganets (6) midterste ben, der danner lejestedet for tippeelementets (18) nedre endeparti 10 (18"), er udformet som lejebøsning.A transport element according to claims 2 and 3, characterized in that the middle leg of the carrier (6) which forms the bearing location for the lower end portion 10 (18 ") of the tipping element (18) is designed as a bearing bush. 5. Transportelement ifølge krav 3 eller 4, kendetegnet ved, at bæreorganets (6) to ydre vinkelben (35, 36) flugter med hinanden i et vertikalt plan, som er sammenfaldende med transportelementets (1) i 15 transportretningen (9) forløbende lodrette symmetriplan.Transport element according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the two outer angular legs (35, 36) of the carrier (6) align with one another in a vertical plane coinciding with the vertical symmetry plane of the transport element (1) extending in the direction of transport (9). . 6. Transportelement ifølge krav 5, kendetegne t ved, at der i de øvre endepartier af bæreorganets (6) to ydre ben (35, 36) findes en udsparing (henholdsvis 37 og 38), i hvilken er styret en knast (hen- 20 holdsvis 39 og 40) på henholdsvis understøtningselemen tet (5) og på bærelegemet (2).Transport element according to claim 5, characterized in that in the upper end portions of the two outer legs (35, 36) of the carrier (6) there is a recess (37 and 38 respectively) in which a cam (20) is guided (20). respectively 39 and 40) on the support member (5) and on the support member (2) respectively. 7. Transportelement ifølge krav 6, k e n d e t e g -net ved, at udsparingerne (37, 38) er udformet som langhuller, hvis længdeakser (41 henholdsvis 42) er 25 beliggende i det nævnte vertikale symmetriplan.Transport element according to claim 6, characterized in that the recesses (37, 38) are formed as long holes whose longitudinal axes (41 and 42, respectively) are located in said vertical plane of symmetry. 8. Transportelement ifølge krav 6 eller især krav 7, kendetegnet ved, at knasterne (39, 40) er udformet som ruller. 1 Transportelement ifølge et vilkårligt af kravene 30 6-8, kendetegnet ved, at knasterne (39, 40) DK 167182 B1 18 40. er anbragt på hver sin knastholder (henholdsvis 43 og 44), som er forbundet henholdsvis med understøtningselementet (5) og med bærelegemet (2), og at kna-5 sternes længdemidterakser (45, 46) flugter med hinanden.Transport element according to claim 6 or in particular claim 7, characterized in that the lugs (39, 40) are formed as rollers. Transport element according to any one of claims 30 6-8, characterized in that the lugs (39, 40) are arranged on each cam holder (43 and 44, respectively) which are connected respectively to the support element (5). and with the support body (2) and that the longitudinal center axes (45, 46) of the lugs align with each other. 10. Transportelement ifølge krav 9, k e n d e t e g -net ved, at knasternes længdemidterakser (45, 46) er beliggende i det nævnte vertikale symmetriplan.10. A transport element according to claim 9, characterized in that the longitudinal center axes (45, 46) of the bosses are located in said vertical plane of symmetry. 11. Transpartelement ifølge krav 9 eller 10, k e n - 10 detegnet ved, at knastholderne (43; 44) er ud formet henholdsvis som skive og som bøsning og er fastgjort henholdsvis til en del (49) af understøtningselementet (5) og til en del (50) af bæreorganet (6) eller dettes lejebøsning (34).Transparent element according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the cam holders (43; 44) are formed respectively as a disc and as a bush and are fixed respectively to a part (49) of the support element (5) and to a part (50) of the carrier (6) or its bearing bush (34). 12. Transportelement ifølge et vilkårligt af kravene 1-11, kendetegnet ved, at tippeelementet (18) er ubevægeligt i de nævnte to aksers (16, 20) længderetning.Transport element according to any of claims 1-11, characterized in that the tipping element (18) is movable in the longitudinal direction of said two axes (16, 20). 13. Transportelement ifølge et vilkårligt af de forud-20 gående krav, især krav 12, kendetegnet ved, at tippeelementet (18) er dannet af et V-formet rørlegeme, hvis ene ben (18') er koncentrisk med lejetappen (15) og dennes længdeakse (16), og hvis andet ben (18") er koncentrisk med lejebøsningens (34) længdeakse (20).Transport element according to any of the preceding claims, in particular claim 12, characterized in that the tipping element (18) is formed by a V-shaped tubular body, one leg (18 ') of which is concentric with the bearing pin (15) and its longitudinal axis (16) and whose second leg (18 ") is concentric with the longitudinal axis (20) of the bearing bush (34). 14. Transportelement ifølge krav 13, kendeteg net ved, at tippeelementets (18) to vinkelret på hver sin længdeakse (henholdsvis 16 og 20) beliggende ender (henholdsvis 26' og 26") er beliggende over for hver sin af to indbyrdes parallelle flader (henholds-30 vis 28' og 28") på henholdsvis bærelegemet (2) og lejebøsningen (34). DK 167182 B1 19Transport element according to Claim 13, characterized in that the two ends (26 'and 26') perpendicular to each of the two parallel faces (2, respectively) perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (16 and 20) respectively. 28 "and 28") on the support body (2) and the bearing bush (34), respectively. DK 167182 B1 19 15. Transportelement ifølge et vilkårligt af kravene 1-14, kendetegnet ved, at tippeelementet (18) i transporttilstanden er låst på bæreorganet (6) ved hjælp af en låseindretning, som kan bringes i en 5 frigivelsesstilling ved hjælp af et på modtagestatio nen (10) anbragt, styret aktiverbart udrykningsorgan.Transport element according to any of claims 1-14, characterized in that the tipping element (18) in the transport state is locked to the carrier (6) by means of a locking device which can be brought into a release position by means of an at the receiving station ( 10) disposed controlled actuated emergency means. 16. Transportelement ifølge et vilkårligt af de forudgående krav, især krav 15, kendetegnet ved, at tippeelementet (18) er indrettet til efter låseind- 10 retningens frigivelse at kunne drejes om lejebøsningens (34) længdeakse (20).Transport element according to any of the preceding claims, in particular claim 15, characterized in that the tipping element (18) is adapted to be rotatable after the release of the locking device about the longitudinal axis (20) of the bearing bush (34). 17. Transportelement ifølge et vilkårligt af kravene 1-16, kendetegnet ved, at der på tippeelementet (18) er anbragt mindst én om en svingaksel (31) 15 svingelig arm (30) indrettet til efter aktivering af modtagestationens (10) udrykningsorgan at svinges om sin svingaksel (31) og under tippeelementets (18) drejning at drejes om lejebøsningens (34) akse (20).Transport element according to any of claims 1-16, characterized in that at least one pivoting arm (30) arranged on a tipping element (18) is arranged to pivot after the actuation of the receiving station (10) is pivoted. to rotate about its pivot shaft (31) and during rotation of the tipping element (18) about the axis (20) of the bearing bush (34). 18. Transportelement ifølge krav 17, kendeteg-20 net ved, at der mellem armen (30) og tippeelementet (18) er anbragt mindst én fjeder (51), som efter armens svingning bort fra sin i fig. 3 viste låsestilling påvirker armen med en tilbageføringskraft.Transport element according to claim 17, characterized in that at least one spring (51) is arranged between the arm (30) and the tipping element (18), which, after the arm swing, away from its in FIG. 3, the locking position affects the arm with a reversing force. 19. Transportelement ifølge et vilkårligt af kravene 25 1-18, kendetegnet ved, at lejetappens (15) længdeakse (16) er orienteret på en sådan måde i forhold til bærelegemet (2), at aksen (16) er forsat i forhold til bærepladens (3) tværgående symmetriakse i retning af bærelegemets (2) langsgående symmetriakse 30 (19).Transport element according to any one of claims 25 1-18, characterized in that the longitudinal axis (16) of the bearing pin (15) is oriented in such a manner with respect to the supporting body (2) that the axis (16) is offset relative to that of the carrier plate. (3) transverse axis of symmetry in the direction of the longitudinal axis of symmetry 30 (19) of the support body (2).
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